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Oftalmoscopia - Risks

Nombres alternativos

Fundoscopia

Riesgos:

El examen en sí no implica ningún riesgo. Las gotas dilatadoras de la pupila en raras ocasiones pueden producir:

Un ataque de glaucoma de ángulo estrecho.
Mareo.
Resequedad de la boca.
Enrojecimiento.
Náuseas.
Vómitos.

Si se sospecha que la persona padece glaucoma, por lo general no se utilizan las gotas.

Consideraciones:

Se considera que la oftalmoscopia tiene una precisión del 90 al 95% y puede detectar las etapas y los efectos iniciales de muchas enfermedades graves.

El ojo

Anatomía lateral del ojo

Reviewed last on: 2/10/2011
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, Unviersity of Washington School of Medicine; and Franklin W. Lusby, MD, Ophthalmologist, Lusby Vision Institute, La Jolla, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Colenbrander A. Principles of Ophthalmology. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Ophthalmology. 15th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2009:chap 63.

Volk D. Aspheric Lenses. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Ophthalmology. 15th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2009:chap 50.

Miller D, Thall EH, Atebara NH. Ophthalmic instrumentation. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, eds. Ophthalmology. 3rd ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier;2008:chap 2.10.

American Academy of Ophthalmology Preferred Practice Patterns Committee, Preferred Practice Pattern Guidelines. Comprehensive Adult Medical Eye Evaluation. San Francisco, CA: American Academy of Ophthalmology. 2010. Accessed January 17, 2011.

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